Corgi Toys
Corgi Toys (trademark) is a British brand of die-cast toy vehicles created by Mettoy and currently owned by Hornby, after it acquired the Corgi Classics Limited Company in 2008. The Mettoy ("Metal Toy") company was founded in 1933 by German émigré Philip Ullmann in Northampton, England, where he was later joined by…
Water heating
Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating.
A.G. Barr
A.G. Barr p.l.c., commonly known as Barr's, is a soft drink and energy drink manufacturer based in Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is widely known for manufacturing the drink Irn-Bru.
Limitation of the Vend
The Limitation of the Vend was a historic price fixing cartel of coal mine owners of north east England. Its principal customers were ships' captains who purchased cargoes of coal and aimed to resell them in other parts of England; but above all in London which, by becoming the planet's first large mineral-fuelled…
Sustainable industries
The phrase sustainable industries is related to the development of industrial processes in a sustainable way. The phrase refers to greening of energy intensive industries such as the textiles, steel, cement, and paper industries.
Mulalo Doyoyo
Mulalo Doyoyo (13 August 1970 – 11 March 2024) was a South African engineer, inventor, and professor. Doyoyo was a researcher in applied mechanics, ultralight materials, green building, renewable energy, and other fields of engineering.
Carbon pricing in Canada
Carbon pricing in Canada is implemented either as a regulatory fee or as a tax levied on the carbon content of fuels at the provincial, territorial, or federal level. Provinces and territories of Canada are allowed to create their own systems of carbon pricing as long as they comply with the minimum requirements set…
BayWa
BayWa AG (until 1972: Bayerische Warenvermittlung landwirtschaftlicher Genossenschaften AG) is an internationally active group headquartered in Munich, Germany. Originally founded to support domestic agriculture, the company expanded its activities to the construction and energy sectors.
SSE plc
SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) is a British multinational electricity company headquartered in Perth, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Electric power transmission
Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. A long conductor used to facilitate such movement is called a transmission line.